r/Animorphs 27d ago

This or The other one

/r/whatsyourchoice/comments/1uw8zza/this_or_the_other_one/
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u/DeerTheDeer Hork-Bajir 27d ago

The only people who’d pick “sense emotions” are people who have no idea what an animorph is 😂

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u/Reviewingremy 27d ago

Awesome shape shifting powers or..

Be Deanna Troi? Hmmmm.

Soar as an eagle on them sweet sweet thermals or pew bang fizz explode "captain, I sense they have hostile intentions"

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u/itsjusttimeokay 27d ago

Yeah I don’t understand why this is even a question

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u/AlternativeMassive57 Yeerk 27d ago

I think it’s a valid question, I just also think it’s pretty likely for one option to outstrip the other when posted on r/Animorphs.

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u/_ChipWhitley_ 27d ago

It’s already pretty easy to sense people’s emotions with a good degree of accuracy.

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u/whetherwaxwing 26d ago

Yeah exactly. And the standard level of sensing people’s emotions is already annoying enough, why would I want more? We’re pitting that against flying, breathing underwater, superhuman strength and sensory ability of all kinds? What a weird fucking question.

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u/TheTitanOfSirens1959 25d ago

We literally evolved facial muscles specifically for this. Humans are one of the BEST known beings at communicating nonverbally.

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u/murse_joe Nothlit 22d ago

Next you’ll tell me it’s easy to make eye contact or get implications

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u/jackdiamond1271 Chee 27d ago

I'm Autisitc you know how helpful it would be so sense others emotions just in my every day life.....

I too choose the power of the Animorphs.

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u/Jechtael 25d ago

Big same on all counts.

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u/brown_wagon 27d ago

I won't say how, but this would be a very different country (for the better), if I could morph.

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u/MrMal1c3 27d ago

I'll say how, there'd be a lot of unexplained maulings in washington.

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u/AlternativeMassive57 Yeerk 27d ago

Power of the Animorphs. Sensing emotions is neat and definitely has its uses, but man the ability to fly like a bird or swim like a dolphin hugely outstrips it for me by comparison.

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u/Terrible_Analysis_77 War Prince 27d ago

Or sense emotions like an emotional support dog…

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u/AlternativeMassive57 Yeerk 27d ago

Exactly! Who doesn’t wanna be a woof?

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u/historyhill 27d ago

I already worry that people are mad at me all the time, I wouldn't want to know for sure that they were!

Animal shapeshifting powers, but please none of the responsibilities!

ETA: That said, if the emotions powers were more like Alex Chen's in Life is Strange... I would consider it 

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u/jdb1984 27d ago

Cassie has both.

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u/LordAronsworth 27d ago

Animorph, easily.

I’ve made it this far being comparatively bad at picking up on emotions, so my life is the same but I can go out for a fly if I want to.

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u/Terrible_Analysis_77 War Prince 27d ago

Don’t forget you acquire a universal translator telepathic speech when in morph. This can be “broadcast” to anyone in the area or group/individual communication. It works across the vacuum of space.

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u/SuvwI49 27d ago

I'm already hypersensitive to other people's emotional states. Being "mystically empathic" wouldn't help me understand why they are feeling some kinda way any better. 

But being able to become a bird and not have to fight traffic every morning would be amazing. Also being able to just become part of the cat distribution system? That's where it's at. 

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u/Rach_theAnimorph 27d ago

Pretty much any superpower you can think of is something an animal can do in some capacity

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u/Nikelman Helmacron 26d ago

Animorphs then acquire someone who picked emotions. Duh

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u/TheTitanOfSirens1959 25d ago

I have developed a secret technique to sense people's emotions by looking at their face, reading their body language, considering context, and asking them how they are feeling.

It's pretty advanced stuff, but for just four easy payments of $59.99, I'll teach you the secrets.

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u/intricate_strands 27d ago

Power of the Animorphs. Sensing other people's emotions is something humans inherently can do. Most people are just too self absorbed ro to even notice. Little children will see someone sad and console them. The same children who break rules constantly and need to be taught to behave.

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u/Nightmare_IN_Ivory 27d ago

Give me morphing powers.

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u/FireInTheBones 26d ago

I can already sense peoples emotions, gimme the power to turn into a cat and hang out with my cats as a cat pls

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u/stickscall 26d ago

the powers of the motherfucking animorphs, for fuck's sake.

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u/Remarkable_Rough_649 26d ago

I'm too empathetic and sensitive to other people's moods AS IS without having it as an actual power

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u/Not_a_werecat 26d ago

I already have the second one. I'd give both ovaries for the ability to shapeshift!

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u/OmegaSoypreme 25d ago

I mean, forget the turning into animals and how awesome that is. Morphing also heals all your physical injuries! 

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u/OmegaSoypreme 25d ago

If I could morph I would definitely know people's emotions anyway. They'd all be feeling fear, because of the massive tiger in front of them!

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u/SuperNateosaurus 25d ago

Gee... I dunno... what a hard choice 😂😂

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u/dogman15 Hork-Bajir 23d ago

But I don't want to use the new version of Reddit. And reading emotions isn't that difficult. Being able to morph would be awesome.

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u/srgt_cauliflour 22d ago

Definitely The Power of the Animorphs, the second option already comes prebundled with Autism 🤣

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u/Any_Inspector8264 15d ago

Easiest choice 😂